Sash holder



Patented Apr. 22, 1941 SASH HOLDER Edwin A. Bakeman, Belding, Mich., assigner of one-half to Clinton B. Kern, Belding, Mich.

2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for window sashes, and the principal object in view is to provide a simply constructed, inexpensive device for use in holding open those vertically sliding window sashes not equipped with weights, and which may be quickly applied to the side stile of the window frame between the stops thereof and the parting strips to frictionally interlock with said stops and strips under the weight of the sash and thereby hold the sash open.

To the accomplishment of the above, and subordinate objects presently appearing, a preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, set forth in detail in the succeeding description, and deiined in the claims appended hereto.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in vertical section of a window having my invention applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a View in front elevation of the holder, and

Figure 3 is a View in side elevation of said holder.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the

holder of my invention comprises a member I of any suitable material adapted to be interposed between the sash stop and parting strip of a window beneath a raised sash and which is substantally heart-shaped in side elevation with a .1.

flat side 2 and an opposite side 3 somewhat conveX and provided with a rib 4, apertured, as at 5, for the attachment thereto of a link 6 at one end of a chain 'I for anchoring the holder to the inside trim 3 of the window as by a nail 9. The f.

member I has a convex front face It forming an upper rounded iront corner, or shoulder, II, and is provided with an upper rounded rearcorner, or shoulder, I2, of shorter radius than the corner II. between the corners, or shoulders II, I2, and the distance between the shoulders II, I2, is greater than the width between the stop strip i3 and the parting strip I4 of the window for a purpose to be seen.

The described member I is designed to be interposed between the sash stop I3 and parting strip I/I with its front rounded corner, or shoulder, Il bearing against said stop and its rear corner, or shoulder, I2 bearing against the parting strip It and with its flat side 2 innermost, said member being tilted between said stop and strip, as shown in Figure l, to dispose its rear corner, or shoulder, I2 higher than the front corner, or shoulder II, the raised The width of the member I is greatest f f sash I5 resting on the top of said rear corner or shoulder. In this position of the member, the weight of the sash I5 tends to rock the member downwardly on the stop II, the front shoulder, or corner, II serving as a fulcrum point whereby the member is wedged downwardly and outwardly against the stop I3 and parting strip I4 and its corners, or shoulders II, I2, frictionally interlocked therewith so that the sash i5 is held up by the corner I2 as will be clear. To release the sash I5, it is merely necessary to pull down on the member I by means of the chain I whereby the irictional interlock will be broken-in a manner which will be obvious.

As will now be seen, the holder of my invention is simple in construction and therefore may be manufactured at a very low cost, also it may be easily and quickly applied to support the sash at any desired height and will not mar or damage either the sash or window casing.

An added advantage of the described holder is that it may be used to hold a sash down by merely reversing its described position and applying it between the stop and parting strip above the top rail of the sash. In this use of the invention it serves to prevent the sash from being raised beyond any desired position so that proper ventilation may be provided for while at the same time the sash is locked so as to prevent unlawful entry.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suice to impart a clear understanding of my invention without further explanation.

Maniiestly the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

. 1. A sash holder for use in a sash guide of a window and to be interposed between the sash stop and parting strip beneath the sash to support the same in an elevated position, said holder comprising a substantially heart-shaped member in side elevation, having a iiat side for tting flush against the bottom of the sash guide, and a pair of upper front and rear corner shoulders of rounded form spaced further apart than the width of said guide whereby said member may be interposed between said stop and strip in canted position to dispose one shoulder higher than the other and for sustaining the weight of the sash and whereby under the weight of the sash on said higher shoulder said member is urged downwardly with a rotary action on said interposed between said stop and strip in canted position to dispose one shoulder higher than the other and for sustaining the weight of the sash and whereby under the weight of the sash on said higher shoulder said member is urged downwardly with a rotary action on said stop to wedge said shoulders against the stop and parting strip, respectively, and a laterally extending rib on the other side of said member for attachment of an 10 anchoring chain thereto.

EDW'IN A. BAKEMAN. 

